Introducing Frank Risalvato – Ires, Inc. Contributing Author on CollegeRecruiter.com

Frank G. Risalvato, CPC, CEO of IRES, Inc. is a respected leader in the field of recruiting. In addition to providing first-rate executive search services, he is sought as an expert speaker and his cutting-edge articles, opinions, and insightful quotes frequently appear in some of the most respected names in the world of business, internet, and career related media … all of which is found at his recruiter training site located at www.searchwizardry.com

After a successful management career in the corporate world with California and New York based companies, Frank entered the executive search and staffing industry in 1987. He became the most productive Search Consultant at two consecutive regional staffing firms while helping companies locate the difficult talent they were in dire need of hiring in order to grow.

Hiring managers specifically began requested his services over others as he became known for his uncannily accurate sixth sense when recommending which individual a company should hire, as well as knowing where to go hunting for talent. He also became known for withdrawing candidates abruptly from the midst of the interview process for spotting subtle, yet inconsistent behavior unnoticed by the company managers themselves. A trait few other recruiters have ever duplicated.

He founded IRES, Inc. in January of 1991. Since then he has been providing organic growth services … ranging from individual executive retained search through group staffing services … as well as in-organic merger & acquisition assistance to companies across the U.S.

He has directly impacted and contributed to the building of nation-wide teams, entire departments, complete branch offices, as well as executing long-term expansion projects encompassing the hiring of complete “C” and “D” level mid-management tiers for rapidly growing entrepreneurial companies. He helps companies develop their organizational hierarchy while defining the roles of talent sought … going well beyond the recruiting process alone.

He actively manages multiples of millions of dollars in successful hires and acceptances each year with an estimated total of hundreds of millions of dollars of hires and acceptances attributed to his career. Positions filled have ranged from $45,000 to the seven digit range packages including CEO & other officer level hires.

IRES-placed professionals nationwide now contribute to the client organizations they have been hired by an amount calculated to be well over one billion dollars of additional annual revenue. This translates to billions of added revenue these companies are earning as a result of IRES’ contributions of intellectual talent.

Today, IRES’ loyal clientele consist of companies ranging from small, multi-million dollar family-owned entities to multi-billion dollar NYSE corporations. Some are world reknown household names . He is nationally recognized within the executive search industry as a thought leader and expert on the latest recruiting trends and technologies.

Career Highlights:

• Graduated Cum Laude from Jersey City University with a BS in Business (Finance/English minors) in 1984 in a three year period while holding a full time job to earn 100% of tuition costs.
• Was hired as a manager immediately out of college for two companies, one in California and the other in New York City where he immediately began supervising departments of up to 65 employees.
• Entered the staffing industry in 1987 proceeded to create IRES, Inc. in 1991
• Achieved Certified Personnel Consultant designation by the NAPS in 1989
• Became an Expert contributor for The Bergen Record‚Äôs ‚ÄúJOB MAILBAG‚Äù – ’91-’94 writing numerous columns.
• Chosen as Business News New Jersey‚Äôs “Most Promising Executive Under 40‚Äù – January & July 1994
• Appointed as the first and only Search Consultant ever to be invited as expert consultant to State of New Jersey by Governor Christie Whitman‚Äôs administration (Former New Jersey Governor) – 1996
• Founding Member of NJ State’s prestigious Employer Advisory Council – ’96 ‚Äì ‚Äò02 (this model was employed by all 50 states by Federal Mandate).
• Business advocate influencing the Whitman administration’s Workfirst Initiative – ’97 – ’98.
• Provided job market commentary alongside Federal Reserve officials on CNBC’s PowerLunch Program – ’98.
• Comments, opinions, quoted and interviews featured, or broadcasted on programs such as WABC Talk Radio, Wall Street Journal, Newark Star Ledger; CFO, Fortune and Forbes Magazines ‚Ķ as well as scores of online and trade association groups
• Semi-monthly author and contributor to executive search industry groups such as NAPS (National Associations of Personnel Consultants), www.recruitinglife.com, www.recruitersworld.com, and “The Fordyce Letter” www.fordyceletter.com ‚Äì Each considered among the most respected sources of publications to The Executive Search industry nationally. – ’95 to present.